Miles to go before I sleep...

Ah, trying to balance real life with law school; the seemingly endless battle between what I need to get done, what I would like to do, and what my life outside of law school requires. Since my first day of law school I have held firm in my belief that once we start school, the universe should construct a bubble around us capable of protecting us from the "real" world. Your first semester of school makes you feel as if nothing other than reading for class and studying for exams exists in the world... and then, inevitably, it happens... whatever "it" may be. Trust me when I tell you, something will happen during your first semester, a fight with your boyfriend/girlfriend, drama with your parents, some sort of sadness derived from the "real" world that you have somewhat removed yourself from in order to focus on school.... something... and it sucks... and you have to deal with it.
I wish I could tell you it gets easier after first year. That is what they say, right? First year they scare you to death, second year they work you to death, and third year they bore you to death... In my opinion, it only gets more difficult as you continue on in school. Sure, by second year you know more of what to expect, how to study more effectively, you're not quite as horrified at the idea of being called on in class.... but I, like many of my friends, have taken on so much more responsibility this year, between Mock Trial and Law Review and still taking required classes... oy.... I basically live at school... just set me up a cot in the breezeway and I would be all set.
So back to the initial point of this blog...Today is Valentine's Day. Big deal, right? Stupid holiday anyway. But here's the problem.... I have a Mock Trial Competition in less than a month, a 30 page paper to write, reading to catch up on for class, I just got elected to a new executive board position on the Law Review (I'll write more about that some other time)... my parents are going out of town so I have to dog sit, and darn it, I WANT TO CELEBRATE VALENTINE'S DAY! I want to have dinner with my guy and not feel guilty about it. Is that so wrong? Of course, no one makes me feel bad about taking time off except for me... which is just one of the many crazy parts about law school that you all have to look forward to :)
So as I sit here at school today, the battle between work and play rages on.... wish me luck with my Valentine's Day plans! Either way, I have miles to go before I sleep....
Catch you guys next time!

Cheers,
Dara